Update: Coroner’s service denies it deleted the suicide note of Roderick MacIsaac

The sister of wrongfully-fired health researcher Roderick MacIsaac is suggesting someone deleted his suicide note from his computer after it was examined by investigators with the BC Coroners Service.

Linda Kayfish has written to Premier Christy Clark claiming the document was deleted from the computer’s hard drive after he killed himself.

He committed suicide at his Saanich apartment in December of 2012, three months after he and seven other people were fired without just cause.

The computer was returned to his family in October 2013.

Kayfish says she was informed the suicide note was deleted due to ‘privacy’ concerns, but she was able to retrieve the missing file using computer data recovery software.

Her letter to Clark continues to demand an independent public inquiry.

She says, ‘Roderick would have wanted those reviewing the matter to see it and for his family to have it.’

She also says, ‘The decision to suppress this document raises serious concerns for us… It is part of a continuing pattern to cover up mistakes and actions by the powerful, while exposing those, such as Roderick, to the full force of government power. Rod had rights; they were not respected and continue to be disrespected after his death.’

On Friday, Health Minister Terry Lake announced BC’s new Ombudsperson Jay Chalke will oversee a new investigation.

The coroner responsible for investigating the suicide of BC government health researcher Roderick MacIsaac is refuting claims the dead man’s suicide note was deliberately deleted from his computer by someone with the BC Coroners Service.

In a statement issued at 5:40pm, Regional Coroner Matt Brown says, “At no time, did anyone from the BC Coroners Service have access to the contents of Mr. MacIsaac’s laptop in electronic format,” but he confirms the computer was removed from MacIsaac’s Saanich home January 9th, 2013… a day after his body was found.

In an interview this morning with CKNW’s Jon McComb, Brown says he doesn’t know why anyone would believe someone in his office deleted Roderick MacIsaac’s suicide note from the dead man’s laptop.

“He deleted an extensive amount of material in the days and weeks leading up to his death. Now, was this document within some of those elements that were deleted? I can’t say for sure but what I can say for sure, the Coroner involved in the investigation did not delete any item from the laptop, nor would the police officer delete anything from the laptop. Nor were they asked to delete anything.”

Brown says he still has a printed copy of the note written by MacIsaac in the months after he lost his job as a health researcher with the provincial government in 2012.

It is good that Linda Kayfish recovered the deleted file on her brothers computer.
As we all well know, the one thing that the LIE BERALS are the best at is deleting data that they don’t want anyone to see. The only privacy concerns that are in play here are the ones that the good LIE BERALS delete when they don’t the voters of BC to see.

Christy, Christy, Christy, what you gonna do about this? What a shame, a man was so PO’ed , frustrated and humiliated he felt taking his life was the easy way out? So sad, and such a loss of a decent man.
To appoint one of your lackeys to investigate this incident is beyond shameful. Why don’t you call for an inquiry, and hopefully gain a glimmer of credibility. If you had nothing to do with the incident, you will gain much needed support. If not, things can only get worse and bite you right on the tush.

Hey! Christy Clark and Terry Lake along with Mike De Jong time to call an independent inquiry or step down and to the NDP it’s time to talk with the lieutenant Governor she has the power to but a stop to all of this cover up and the displace trust and integrity of this Government!
The power of dismissal of a first minister however is one that still remains an important weapon in the arsenal of the provincial Lieutenant Governor. This is particularly dramatically illustrated in connection with the regime of Premier van der Zalm and the Lieutenant Governor in British Columbia, David Lam. Upon investigation by the Conflict Commissioner in British Columbia, Mr. van der Zalm was found to have had a conflict of interest between his public duties and his private interests. As a result of the release of the commissioner’s report, Mr. van der Zalm immediately resigned.

Mr. Lam later revealed in an interview with the South China News, an English language Asian newspaper, that if Mr. van der Zalm had not resigned, he would have used the prerogative power of dismissal. It is apparent to me that Mr. Lam was only citing this situation as an illustration of the potential powers of the Lieutenant Governor. The thrust of the interview was mainly what a Lieutenant Governor does within the context of the Canadian political system. It is quite clear to me that never for a moment did Mr. Lam think that this illustration of potential vice-regal power would ever be reported in Canada but, I am sure much to his discomfort, this interview was picked up by the Vancouver Sun and given a considerable degree of prominence.

It is my view however, that Mr. Lam would have been not only within his legal powers, but within the conventional traditions of the office of Lieutenant Governor if upon refusal of Mr. van der Zalm to resign, Mr. Lam had exercised the prerogative power of dismissal. (The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba in the early 1900s threatened then Premier Roblin with dismissal if he did not appoint an independent and fair minded commissioner to investigate the allegations of scandal with respect to the Roblin administration. As a result of this threat, an investigator was appointed, who found a taint of scandal connected with the awarding of public contracts, which ultimately lead to the premier’s resignation.)

David: The readers Church mouse Ken280 won’t sleep too well, with your comment to me. Ken has been trying to be the centre of attention since his high school years and now at a age over 65, he is still trying to do that.

You made my point! What’s yours Manitoba Josephina? Do you still think that the BC Liberal’s will still reign supreme in 2017! LOL Call on your puppet Government to call and inquiry or step down! GO NDP GO

The readers Church mouse Ken280: Yes. The federal NDP will not win government. The Manitoba NDP government is going to be voted into official opposition status, and the B.C. Liberals will win the 2017 provincial election.
If you disagree, then tell me when the time comes on this site to tell me why I was right.
The only thing I do not know, is that if you are planning to go into hiding after the Conservatives win the federal election.
GO! GREENS! GO!

Doesn’t this Joe guy have anything better to input into the conversation than to bad mouth and belittle Ken280…
Everytime I log on to this site all I see is back and forth badgering ..its getting a little old fellas..
Stick to the topic of discussion or shut the hell up

Are you sure you don’t want the rath of the Manitoba Chicken Joe or are you two the same bird? The topic between the paid trolls are this, they want the Liberal/Cons in power no matter how corrupt and unaccountable and I lean left and really want change and an honest, open, inclusive, government or I will come a bitch my head off no matter who’s in control if they lack trust and integrity! GO NDP GO

The readers Church mouse Ken280: Ken, tell the readers why the NDP Alberta government won the election with 40.5% popularity on May 5, 2015 and on July 3, 2015, are now down to 26% in popularity. This is a first in Canadian history of how a political party could go down so much in popularity in such a short time.
GO! GREENS! GO!

On a more upbeat vein, July 13 everyone is invited to the Leg in beautiful downtown Victoria. Our Premier, fresh off a relaxing holiday will be hosting the LNG Files. We’re in for a rocking good time. We expect a full compliment of Liberal stars. Yes, Rich Coleman will be there and he’s promised to give everyone his autograph along with the good old fashioned 8×10 glossy. That’s bound to be a collectors item after the next provincial election.

A raffle is promised. The winner to receive two minutes of rapid fire questions to our leader. She will provide the format.

Too bad this gala gala doo isn’t within her ill begotten riding. Damn. I will be up there on vacation, and would have loved so dearly to rubbed shoulders with the pretty people.
Her and this outfit has to go. NDP, Greens, Commies, Pinkos, who cares, trained chipmunks could run a better show.

If the allegation proves true, then the question no one is asking …
What else was deleted?!!

The cover up began before the firings. The government knew there would be outrage and an investigation demanded; how often are groups of people fired from a professional job let alone government? Rarely if ever. So rather than fire the workers and go on defence, they used the media and rcmp to launch a bogus investigation, a smokescreen. Meanwhile they struck deals with the fired workers and possibly, destroyed evidence.

Charlie: Now tell the readers what your comments would be with the same topic but only with a NDP government. If you cannot give us an educated reply, then it shows that you too, are still fighting the results of the 2013 B.C. provincial election.

They need to start publicly announcing those Snivel Servants who did the firings. They are “public” employees and therefore can have their faces publicly announced. I think if this was done more often you would see much less Govt BS wasting millions of dollars.

There is presently a conflict of interest case going on with a Manitoba NDP cabinet minister. Just the typical CORRUPTION the NDP is used to doing. The public has asked for a public inquiry. The NDP government says no, but the NDP is asking the ombudsman of Manitoba to do a inquiry.
I ask you turkeys, why is this okay with a NDP government to do, but not okay for the B.C. government to do.
Answer intelligently, not blowing off steam, shooting from the hip, with lies and propaganda.

bfo33: You seem to be another turkey that blows off steam. Remember that the race in life is long, but it is only with yourself.
Remember that your chances in life are only at half mast, so is everyone else’s.
Remember that if you walk out of the doctors office with a terminal disease, your bank account balance will not save you.

Ya know what I find pitiful and painful, but just a little amusing is Bert and Kenny 280 and their diatribes . Kenny I hope you get your wish and the No Damn Policy party do GO.
Bert you are in a league??

This story is getting pathetic. Even someone as totally out of touch with reality, like Jon McComb, would have to know that just deleting a file from a computer achieves nothing if the purpose is to conceal the nature of the document. The document was, as we are told, recovered using standard retrieval software that some 12 year old people could probably use.

While this man’s suicide is a terrible tragedy, the suggestion that his dismissal from government alone led to it seems far fetched. Generally, people who take their own lives do so for a variety of reasons.

In his interview with Mr Brown, Jon McComb stammered around trying to find a way to get the guy to say that yes, on the direct instruction of Christy Clark, his office, or the RCMP, or the group of them, erased this document. Even though anyone with an IQ above room temperature would know that computerized documents cannot be hidden that easily.

The ombudsman is looking into it, lets see what he says and go from there. But then, what else would Jon McC have to talk about?